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Monitor product temperature with this label

The XpressPDF Label monitors the temperature and time history of perishable products, such as food, vaccines, pharmaceuticals and biologics, during transport and storage. About the size of sugar packet, the XpressPDF labels are flat, with an integrated USB connection point…

Calendar: January – May 2012

North America IFPAC 2012 — International Forum & Exhibition for Process Analytical Chemistry. IFPAC (Grayslake, Ill.). Phone: 847-543-6800; Web: ifpacpat.org Baltimore, Md. January 22–25, 2012   Molding 2012 — 22nd International Conference. Executive Conference Management (Plymouth, Mich.). Phone: 734-737-0507; Web:…

OLCT 10N receives ATEX Approval

Oldham, an Industrial Scientific Company, is pleased to announce that the OLCT 10N fixed gas detector has been certified by INERIS and now carries the ATEX mark of approval. All versions have been certified IP65 and for use in zones…

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Another propane dehydrogenation award for UOP in China  

UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com), a Honeywell company, has been selected by Zhejiang Shaoxing Sanjin Petrochemical Co. to provide key technology to produce propylene in China. The win marks the sixth time this year UOP’s technology has been selected…

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Jacobs awarded contract by El Dorado Chemical  

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) announced today its Chemetics unit in Pickering, Ontario, Canada has been awarded a design and fabrication contract by El Dorado Chemical Company for three proprietary designed sulfuric acid coolers to be installed in…

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UOP expands offering to include Twister’s separation technology  

UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com), a Honeywell company, says it will expand its portfolio of natural gas treatment technologies through an exclusive marketing alliance with Twister B.V. (Rijswijk, the Netherlands; http://twisterbv.com). UOP will now offer the Twister supersonic gas-separation…

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Topsøe: Two SNOX plants for Petrobras  

Haldor Topsøe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) has signed an agreement with the Brazilian oil company Petrobras for the supply of critical equipment and materials for two SNOX plants. The plants will be installed at the new RNEST grass root petroleum…

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Uhde acquires Otto Corp. in Japan  

As part of its drive to expand its market presence in the field of coke plant technologies, ThyssenKrupp Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany; www.uhde.eu), has acquired the Tokyo-based company Otto Corp. This acquisition is the result of very close business relations…

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Solvay acquires Orbeo  

Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) announced today it is acquiring Société Générale's equity interest in Orbeo, the 50-50 joint venture (JV) between the two groups that is dedicated to the carbon markets. Once this transaction has been completed, Orbeo will…

CBA issues new load-securing guidelines  

The Chemical Business Association (CBA; Crewe, U.K.; www.chemical.org.uk) has issued new guidelines to help ensure the safe transport of packaged chemicals. The guidelines aim to complement the U.K. Dept. for Transport’s Code of Practice, which sets basic standards for load…